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-. Louis Gram snd Provisions.

fIour-Stasdy and unchanged quiet.
Wheat-lsaEc above yesterday; No. red cash.
ssa6S; September eSls@es>s. closins 6Sss october
ss.s; December ,l.sSlIIs closing ST sas: May, she
-, closing 1SI. - 49,, d,
Corn-Higher. Cash SaS+s October. S'se-sS
rlosnr AZ sSi6. Move rber S.Iss51&. closing SfAs:
May, aasSs&cs. closing at <aSs
oats-Weak Cash 24Al; October. -; nsS, 50
Rye-Nomiasi &c.
Tead-weaS at 50.
rsEs-sirm. l2&slZls cents. ..,-
fcrS- SIS =.
t.S<d-Se -
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Tried to Enlarge His Salary.

BATON ROUGE, La, Sept. 21.-The jury
in the case of ex Secretary Of State w. A.
Strong has returned verdict Of guilty as
charged. Strong was indicted for the en-
Dezzlement of about So 600 of the states
money in connection with the sale OF cleo
lion ticket DaDer
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ASy1um Burned.

JACKSONVILLE, IL, Sept. 21.-Shortly
after 70 o'clock today Oaklawn Retreat, a
private hospital for the insane near this
city, was burned to the ground. Loss
So, 600. 1t was so far from the city that
the fire engines were unable to reach it IN
time to do any good. The proprietor, DR..
a. Mcfarland, was quite seriously
burned
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Kans.s CITY Iive stock.

kASSAs St-
lsttle. - Receipts i7Ss; snipuenu. tltsi; slow
good TO choice cora feI ose4 ~; common 70 NEG
iuTn s. s5GS -. stockers q SS2 O.; feeding steers
e5<sS IS; COWS, 81 s0C2 60.
Hog - Rsceipts. $50 shfpr1erss- "a; lower;
eood 20 choice a. 1894 s5 common medium 5! -
ar skirs and pigs S2tDsi2
ssSneep.-- Receipts. so shipneEss. -; stesds
sood 20 cflo:ce es ly<aS 80 co-rsoz medium e.
q x
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B AR THOLO Nh v
Il S.
FOR SALE

10 lots corner Woodland ave.
and 14th st, Rich'S add, only
two blocks from Motor Line, the
same from horse cars; price per
lot $500.
II lots on Mosley ave, east
fronts in HOdSOn's add. best lots
in town for the money; price per
lot $3.50.
4lots on corner Of ELLIS st. and
Grand ave, Mccormick add. east
front, one block from street cars
very fine corner for a residence;
price per lot $500.
Slots on Wheeler ave In East
University add. one block from
Seneca st, much deeper than
ordinary lots; price per lot 5000.
~ lots on corner Howard and
Market SITS, English 9Th add, east
front, trees planted, very inc for
residence property, two blocks
from street cars; price per lot
$500.
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To County superintendents.

We have just completed large number OF
sets Of School Records, including the ne"
book las required by law, Register OF War
rants Presented to and paid by Treasurer.
Orders filed promptly.
THE WICHITA EAGLE.
dlO7-tf~ Wichita, Kansas.
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Parrots. Parrots.

A fine lot OF young talking parrots just
received: sig to SIS each. Fame ers' Agency,
e32 Ohio street, four doors north OF Oak st.
d101-2t&
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81. Louis Lave stock.

ST. LOUIE, sept Il.
Catile-Ects, 1901 sRpt 600; market easy. Fair
ehcicsl native steer 81 10 81 90 butchers steers,
s. So@3 50; feeders g. 193 30; Texans and Indiana
com mon 20 choice g. 25GS go
Hogs-Receipts 1850 Shipments, 1880 market steady
and unchanged; butchers aud best heavy s. IcG5 So
mixed packing. s5 S55 90 Yorke-s $ GOES u.s. grass
and pigs, 81 C0afI 30.
Sheep Receipts $3.50, shipments, market steady;
50 15&si %.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

II you want the best grocery wagon on
wheels come ard try our Caldwell cut-under
wheel, made expressly for grocery and feed
CT butcher business, we will take your old
one on the new job. Kelly & Dunbar. dlo7-6t
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The Truth Of it.

NEW YORK, Sept 21.-The schedules in
the assignment OF Grovestaen & Peu,
stock brokers, were filed today, showing
liabilities of $1,706,S21; nominal assets,
So ,247, 1913; actual assets, 1888, 500.
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Attention Ladies'

We are receiving daily all the latest novel
ties in stylish millinery. Please give rs a
call before purchasing elsewhere.
MISS BRENNAN,
dt0T-5ta III II. Lawrence Ave.
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Millinery.

--latest shapes in hats and Sonnsts, also a
fun line of pattern honnets aid trimmings,
al Kaufman & Kohsr's, l6 North Main
street dlo4-St
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

". o. Riddell S-Co. over Kansas Ss.soz@.
bank. ars headquarters for rsir-Do1nf. 6etfc
and Logan atii.son.. ParioT Car Ene II 20
cay1 Fines. residence pr0psrsy = tie city.
-
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

Ladies' frse hand turned button shoe- -
.iuced frora 500 20 600 81 the wichita
shoe Prior. corner Main and First. i4-f
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

Passenger Fog Wexford, sor Cos1vs-sf
Ard Ashi.rsi t. S1re ard lake I1ssIe's ss-stssf
liue snd ssv~ rv~e1ty-souT hgurs 'i-Es arrive
=. Cod wz1e~ 81 80 p. r. 49,
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FOR Kent.

The Stock Yards Hotel, which ~ three
story building looated co.- Eighteenth and
Emporia; will ne competed By Oct. For
further information apply TO J. U. David
son. Citizen tank 6loA-i@
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ONE : PRICE : TO : ALL

Notice
AL Drivers have positive orders 70 prevent
passengers from getting On and OF front
platform Of cars, or stand on the same.
Passengers must keep of of the front plat
fern. WICHITA STREET Pr Co.
CIT
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

Grocery stock for sale, doing cash hnsi
ness Of $500 70 $50 PER day
GODFREY & CowLHY.
IO7S. 402 East Douglas avenue
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d107-tf~

Leggett Bros fourth grand excursion will
be October 18th. For full particulars call
on them, 223 South Main, Wichita, Kansas.
dl07-2t-eod
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xSnsas Ci:y cram ana Provision.

xxnsas Ci:y Gram ana Provision.
EASgAs CIIY. Sept. y.
Daily indicator reports wheat weak: No. 2.soft
sales at 6l; October e. asked Nav ~ bid.
Corn-Ste21y: No. casa. s-t's DID; october -
bid, May, sales st 50
Oats-No. > cash = bid.
Rye-No. cash ~ bid.
Butter-Steafy and unchanged.
Eggs-Strogeef al IS per doz.
Flax seed-S5.
Cheess-Full cream. Ii3l4,a; pspS ,ets-
Flour, dull steady; quotations ~ -; ky -
ssu: family 81 cecil TO- choice 81 %9l u; fancy 20
eS IA fancy 81 6l1eI Is; patent g. elSe %.
Corn MeSL-GTeeu. %; dried IS choice yellow, s;
b1is, IN.
Bran-RuIk. 70: sacked, s..
Poultry-Old hens, fat hesvy E. IS ROSTERS e. %
tn keys, 5Sl6.
Provissons,-Sugsr cured hams Y; baconl drtsd
beef ~ dried beef clear g. dry salt clear rio sides,
90 long clear, E. ~ shoulders. IS So short cles-
8 y; smoked clear rib sides, s. 2s iouS cle@-
4 IS; shoulders, Is CO. short clear, 50 y,
feSs Pork-alS 10
Bori.-Cholce tierce. g S.h.
Rye 80 cash 50 asked.
Say-New fancy small ealed. - ue' tSrse- s'N
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

If you want a buggy or carriage you don't
have to wait till the first OF January for a
gift, we win give equally to every perchaser
from ten to twenty-five dollars from former
prices Kelly & Dunbar. dl07-6t.
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Notice to Ccntractors-

Notice to Contractor
Plans and Specifications for the Lew F1fsn
Avenue Opera House Arkansas City, kan,
COOKIES, entirely OF stone, 70 be located on
the southwest corner OF Fifth avenue and
Fifth stree5} are now ready for examination
at the Office Of Pollock & Sherburne on
East Fifth avenue
Bids viii be received st above Office TIL 8
O'Clock p m. Tuesday, september 10Th, ana
contract let the following THURSDAY end
Frank J. Hess, Secy. The Fifth Avenue
Opera House Company. d-So-2
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

Take the Rock Island route for Topeka.
Kansas CITY and Chicago; two daily trains
each way Chair cars and PalInsn sleeping
cars on all trains lo-I
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To the Public,

Do not let my wife, Aggie Lee, have any
goods on my account, as | will not pay any
bills contracted by her. MACK LEE.
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By tie carload, ta.rel, or b1shsi- i large
quantity on hasl L e. JACKSON,
- II TT s. 5th ave
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Firebaugh il making loans OF four 20 six
months time Office With >iuSs - S.anly.
Slff
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75 foot front in End block north OF Douglas
ave, choice location for wholesale or manu-
featuring for few days only. Good terms
Sd. coo i02-l4t ALLEN & JONES.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

Dunbar d bearing have the finest hearses
in the state. >S5 y. Main; telephone 30o.
d93-tf
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We can positively show you the Creates;
vaiety OF bugsies and carrisgss west OF
Chicago Kelly & Dunbar DUO.
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Mcuev 70 loan On lorg or short tine on
personal or al estate security.
G ri. HERRIyGToS,
dIc2-l2t Room 3, ii2 North Main.
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POCKET Real fstai<.

Tie Eagle pocket real estate booE has L.
conle 5 universal fayor.te arno1s dealers
generally IL ice west tf
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Notice

Take Cannon Bah Stage" from CulEso.
Ser G-eanshurx SS
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NANCE AND COMMERCE
.sAnKETs BY TrELEGRaPH.
New York MONEY.

&Ew YORK, sept. 81.
1lcrey call quiet u f11 per cent; last loan al
8: coEHd offered at {.
Prime mercantile paper 1Gss.
sster.inC exchange quiet but steady at .yA Tor
co day ais and 81 S518 for demand.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22

J. L. Messy has this day withdrawn Ell hls
property from the market Sept. IS, lss1.
9tf--2,s
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have some good driving horses for sale
cheap Thos. Shaw, I29 y. Main 81.
dl91-St
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For stylish millinery az the loves. prices
20 70 Miss Brennanis, III Lawrence Ave
d-Iu7-Jss
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TIE Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
(St. Joseph & Iowa Railroad Co., Lessee), Is
the best equipped line west OF the Missouri
river. Our equipment was built expressly
for this line by the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, which is guarantee to the travelling
public that it is strictly first-class. You will
find all Of our coaches elegantly upholstered
and very comfortable III every particular,
II you are going to any part of Kansas OF
Nebraska, or 20 any point east, remember
you will never regret having started right,
by taking the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
Railway. Brock Island Route. For fur
Their particulars, address Jno. Sebastian, g.
T. Sc p a. TopAka, Kan. tOtf.
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di0-5ts
Everybody Takes 1t.

Lots to trade for ia ms and farms to trade
for lots dlO2-l4t ALLEN & JONES.
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loan Register.

Loan Register.
PHILADELPHIA, Jelly q. $50
Wichita EAGLE, Wichita, Kansas.
Gentlemen:--Weh have seen enc .! Eour
Mortgage Loan Registers at the Office q the
Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust Co, his
city, and shall be obliged if you viii send this
company one similar in ell respects at y01.
earliest convenience, and remain
Respectfully yours,
THEODORE FRorHIEGgAn
d65tfs SecretErt ,.
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Road INC weekly wichita Eagle,

Contains more state and general news and
Eastern Dispatches than any paper in the
South West.
Terms of Subscription by mail pre- paid:
CIV
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The Milburn buggy is the bos-, come aud
see Us. Kelly & Dunbar. dlV'-H
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Dunbar & bearing, reliable u5dertakers.
Is y. Main; telephone sos dS2-n
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DUBLIN, Sept. 2I.-Mr. Kilbride, who
accompanied VIM. O'Brlen TO Canada in
his tour against the Marquis Of LansdOwne,
gas yesterday elected without opposition
10 represent South Kerry in the house Of
commons. Kilbride was Marquis Lans-
downe's principal tenant, paying $500
per annum Tor a farm valued by the gov
eminent appraisers at but 50, 100.
John Dillon testified today as a witness
Of the MitchellstoWn riot on the 9th inst.
inquest Of the victims Of the police firing.
Harrington complained that a Dublin pa
per had declared the police would be justf-
fed in making him acquainted with the
peculiarly Of Horse pond. This language,
he said. vas an Indictment TO the police
to commit violence and the courts
should not permit such language to be used
with impunity. Murphy, while not justi-
flying the course Of the paper, considered
HarTington's calling Sergeant Ryder a
murderer and vallian provoked comment.
Such language should have never been
uttered without meeting reproof In any
court in the civilized world. Harrington
retorted he should continue to use the same
language. The coroner deprecated the re-
tort. Witnesses were called who defend
ed Harringtons attitude. Sergeant Ryder
was then recalled. In course of his testi-
mony be said: Harrington called me
murderer, scoundrel and rutilan and said
he would kick me off my chair
Harrington: | call you liar in addition
TO Scoundrel when you make such 4 state
ment / viii call yen murderer again be
fore / have done with You, and ! will get
for you the punishment of murderer.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
The Official Report.

SPRINGFIELD, H.. Sent. 21.-President
Leonard of the Toledo, Peoria Is Western,
has filed with the state rajlroad.and ware
house commission ala official report Of the
Chatswo1th accident. The document avs
nothing of the circumstances under which
the train was wrecked. nor does il attempt
to locate the responsibility for the
wreck. The report estimates from the num-
Der of tickets sold. there were $40 persons
on the train, of whom eighty are now
dead. The number of injured is given at
one hundred and fifty-One, ten of whom
were employees OF the road. Nine en-
ployes and one hundred and two passen
gers have revived from their injuries and
thirty.nine are still unde. the care of
physicians. Three or four are not free
from danger OF fatal results
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-22
CAPITALISTS READ.

One-half interest in Riverside
Park for sale at bargain, never
before thought OF, come around
and see about it, It will pay you.
There is about 30 acres in this
tract and near the center OF tne
city and will soon be In the very
heart Of Wichita and worth
100000. come quick,
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
An Aged Lady Student.

Among the queer people at Concord,
this year. was an old lady of eighty
three, who had come quite . distance
to enjoy the philosophy and to worship
at the shrine Of Emerson, of whom she
bad been for years most ardent
devotee.
The old ,ady's means were most
limited, and to exc them out by saving
her board, she had brought with her to
Concord a spirit lamp, and. securing a
small and inexpensive room, managed
10 make her own cup of tea, and with
u little bread aud butter and a great
deal OF philosophy she was perfectly
happy. tlf s44 sRss.I /
AT every lecture the old lady was
present the first 10 come and the last
to leave, and in the noon hour she
would take her simple luncheon with
her. and wander about in the woods
until the time for the next lecture ar
rived.
One afternoon she was missed from
her accustomed seat and az she did
not appear in the evening. and It was
known that she hAd straycd OF n
ususl. fears were entertained that some
ni1hap had beiallen her. and . search
party Eas organlsed and started CT
Atser Aats aaat ~ ~ y ~ ~
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
CONDENSED TElEGRAMS.

1nE statistical report OF the Department
4 Agriculture Tor September presents
heavy reduction in the condition of cotton,
arm and potatoes, with little change In
,ae status of wheat and other small grains
A NUMBER of prisoners confined in the
parish prison at New Orleans have been
poisoned from bad food.
The trial of the Bald knobbers came to
I sudden termination, on the 10th, by the
defendants in body entering plea of
uilty.
TON HALL, a negro charged with rape,
either broke Jail and made his escape, on
wns taken out by a moh, ut Tupelo, Miss,
un the 9th. II seems difficult to ascertain
which was done. There was hole
through the wall of the jail, indicating
that he br,'ke out but IL is possible this
was made by mob, in order TO mislead
the public.
THE Chief OF the Bureau of Elections
has ignored the claims Of Irving Hall De.
mocracy Of New York for recognition Ia
the appointment OF inspectors.
BooDLER McGARiGLE's Masonic Lodge
has expelled him. lie will also be expelled
from the Royal Arch Chapter in the
Knights Templar aud the Mobiles OF the
Mystic Shrine.
BoRERs for natural gas struck a Iithium
spring at Att'ca, Ind, on the 10th. 1t
flows 300 gallons to the minute. There are
very few springs of this character in
America.
The terminatian OF bitter political
feud between J. o. Bush and the Thomas
sou family resulted In the shooting on the
10th, at Murfreesboro, Ark, Of W. b.
Thonasson, Jr., by }. o. Bush, which was
returned by three brothers of Thomasson
with two shot-guns and a piAol. Bush
was shot in the side and will recover, but
rhomassoa is not expected h. live.
In an interview General Master Work.
olan Powderiy said his next annual mes
sage would advocate government owner
ship of telegraph and railway lines, and
the establishment of postal savings
bank.
A REcKLEss cowtpy, named W. c. Bald
win, who attempted to take possession of
Fort Smith, Ark, on the 10th, was fatally
shot by Deputy Sheriff Rutherford, while
resisting arrest and attempting 10 shoot 9
policeman.
TIE Board Of Mayor and Aldermen of
coffeeville, Miss, met on the 10th, when
a petition for liquor license was brougt be-
fore them. The Lawyers ON both sidea ar.
gued the question the entfFe evening, and
the iqa1tsr finally ended is the resienation
Of oes q tAs ALDERMEN esd fAe depaftcrs
Of asothsr. This lslt ne Beard vitAoue
sserua. as<tesy vsrs tsseed e adtoseN.
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
AN EMINENT SUCCESS.
Prcsident Davis Opinion of the Recent In
iernational Medical Congress-The Work
Considered ty Eminent F"reisa Dele
gates OF Great Scientific Value.

Pvcsident Davis Opinion of the Recent In.
ternational Medical Congress-The Work
Considered i,y Eminent Foreigs Dele
gates OF Great Scientific Value.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l1.-Dr. Davis, OF
Chicago, president of the international
Medical con gress, which adjourned yes.
terday. speaking after the adjournment Of
the work Of the congress, said the meeting
had proved m eminent success. ain point
3 of numbers" he said. at has exceeded all
past congresses except that at London in
1ssl. II has more than doubled the mum.
her II delegates of any OF the other seven.
u Is the ninth congress. OF the other
eight five had less than a thousand dele
gates. The sixth had 200. The seventh,
which was that Of London, had few over
1000. The eighth, ct Copenhagen. had
| ,o4. The number Of delegates TO this con-
,.Te-s. as ascertaibed from the register to-
dag, is 2, 150, with the possible difference
of half a dOzen either way. Thus, in
point of numbers, You see. IL is only sec.
0nd ont of nine. But another thing is 70
be considered. which will show that there
were more dol epates from abroad here
than AT any previous congress, London
not excepted. or the 1900 In London |, lN
were Of that great city. Could Washington
haye furnished l.l00 local dele yates the
uumber here would have greatly exceeded
the number at London. To judge definite
" Of the success from scientific stand
point the records must all be compiled;
he whole matter is so scattered ont in
sections. But the presidents of the sec-
tons assure me that the amount of
business before them was immense. They
had more, actually, than they could han
die, and many of the papers were Of great
value. 1t might be possible that these
men were preiudieed in favor Of their own
sections But | have other very COM
peten. testimony Many of the most dis
tngushed of the foreign delegates, men
who are competent to judge, have come to
me and said that the work Of this con-
gress has been Of great scientific value.
Among those who have thus voluntarily
expressed this opinion / might name Sin
James Grant, OF Canada; DR.. Martin, OF
Berlin Dir. Hewitt and Prof. Phillips, of
London.
"Tbere will. of course,n he added. s'be a
vast amount of work preparing for the
publication of the proceedings. But We
have very competent committee on pub
lieation. and they have already begun
well on their work. The president and
secretaries of the various sections have to
assist them. They have men among them
who are proficient in French and German.
and they have the authority TO employ
competent persons to assist in reading the
proofs in the different languages 10 guard
against errors. Still IL will take some
time to complete the publication. II was
over two years before the proceedings OF
the Copenhagen congress were out, and
over year before those OF London were
issued. But our contracts are all made
and good promise is assured, and shal
he greatly disappointed II we do not have
the publication ready TO deliver within
nine MONTHS
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
Killed While Going 70 a EuueraI

CHICAGO, Sept 12.--As Mrs. Henry Seile.
of Crosse Point, and a lady companion
were riding in buggy yesterday after
noon in funeral procession about one
milo west of that place, a shot, Aired by
one of picnic party insthe woods by the
roadside, struck her in the back, almost
instantly killed her. The procession Was
instantly broken up, and but for the in
Huence of cooler heads, the picnic party
would have been badly used The party,
six men and four women, who, il Is said,
were from Chicago, were arrested and
locked up at Crosse Pnint. II is claimed
that they were the worse for liquor, and
that they were shooting at q mark in a
reckless manner
The Osceola times., 1887-09-17
Women-lnsans Asylums.

The Indiana Insane Asylum at In
dianapolis is reaping the benefit Of
having man and his wife take charge
Of ward rs attendants. One ward
was at first tried, now eight are 80 at
tended. In addition to this, the exper-
ment of having matron upon the
back wards--or wards in which the
most violent patients are kept-has
been successfully tried. -Four women
are so employed at this time, with a
very decided improvement in the com
fort and cleanliness Of the wards, and
the conduct Of the patients, who are
more tidy in their personal habits; the
more violent are better ruled by a
woman's voice and persuasion than by
any other influence. A female SUPER
visor likewise attends to male wards.
and administers all medicines, inspects
bedding, clothing, etc. sh w
There is also II school In the depart
ment for men, which is in charge Of
two lady teachers, which is highly
successful. This was undertaken after
trial OF school in the department
for women, which proved a decided
benefit to the one hundred and sew
enty-tive women who attended.
The board are asked to provide that
females declared insane. who can no,
be brought to the hospital by their i'm
mediate relatives. shall be taken to
and fro by skilled female attendant
of the hospital. and only the actual ex-
pense of such transfers be charged;
this would be saving Of fifty per cent.
on the present cost. ... -1